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Key to Vitex

Lamiaceae

Vitex

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(c) Wright, Janet - CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
(c) Fleming, Gary P.
1 Leaves unifoliolate (or palmately 3-foliolate); leaflets orbicular or obovate; plant a sprawling and spreading shrub/vine
(c) Smith, Michelle - CC-BY
1 Leaves palmately (3-) 5-7-(-9) foliolate; leaflets lanceolate; plant an upright small tree.
(c) Smith, Michelle - CC-BY
(c) Smith, Michelle - CC-BY
  2 Leaves (1-) 3 (-5)-foliolate, gray-white tomentose below
  2 Leaves 3-7-foliolate, short-pubescent below.
(c) Fleming, Gary P.
(c) Campos, Aidan
    3 Leaves (3-) 5-9-foliolate; fruits 2-3 mm in diameter; leaflet margins entire; inflorescence axes straight and stiff
(c) Wolkenberg, Sandy - CC-BY
(c) Lindqvist, Annika - CC-BY
    3 Leaves 3-7-foliolate; fruits 3-5 mm in diameter; leaflet margins either entire or coarsely toothed; inflorescence axes lax and often curved